FROM THE BOOK (pages 8 and 9): Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him.

FROM THE BOOK (pages 8 and 9): Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. EMBEDDED QUOTE: At the beginning of the book, Jem and Scout think of Boo Radley as a “malevolent phantom” (8-9).

FROM THE BOOK (page 242): The Radley Place had ceased to terrify me, but it was no less gloomy, no less chilly under its great oaks, and no less uninviting. // I sometimes felt a twinge of remorse, when passing by the old place, at ever having taken part in what must have been sheer torment to Arthur Radley….

FROM THE BOOK (page 242): The Radley Place had ceased to terrify me, but it was no less gloomy, no less chilly under its great oaks, and no less uninviting. // I sometimes felt a twinge of remorse, when passing by the old place, at ever having taken part in what must have been sheer torment to Arthur Radley…. EMBEDDED QUOTE: By the time the story is coming to a close, the “Radley Place had ceased to terrify” Scout, and she “felt a twinge of remorse” for having bothered him (242).

FROM THE BOOK (page 98): “Maybe I can tell you,” said Miss Maudie FROM THE BOOK (page 98): “Maybe I can tell you,” said Miss Maudie. “If your father’s anything, he’s civilized in his heart.”

FROM THE BOOK (page 98): “Maybe I can tell you,” said Miss Maudie FROM THE BOOK (page 98): “Maybe I can tell you,” said Miss Maudie. “If your father’s anything, he’s civilized in his heart.” EMBEDDED QUOTE: For example, Miss Maudie describes Atticus as “ ‘civilized in his heart’ ” (98).

FROM THE BOOK (page 157): Atticus placed his fork beside his knife and pushed his plate aside. “Mr. Cunningham’s basically a good man,” he said, “he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us.”

FROM THE BOOK (page 157): Atticus placed his fork beside his knife and pushed his plate aside. “Mr. Cunningham’s basically a good man,” he said, “he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us.” EMBEDDED QUOTE: Furthermore, Atticus acknowledges that, just like everybody, he has his own “ ‘blind spots’ ” (157).

FROM THE BOOK (page 146): “—don’t see why you touched it in the first place,” Mr. Link Deas was saying. “You’ve got everything to lose from this, Atticus. I mean everything.”

FROM THE BOOK (page 146): “—don’t see why you touched it in the first place,” Mr. Link Deas was saying. “You’ve got everything to lose from this, Atticus. I mean everything.” EMBEDDED QUOTE: It’s not easy for Atticus to do the right thing. For example, as Link Deas tells him, Atticus has “ ‘everything to lose’ ” from taking the Tom Robinson case (146).